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1 in which- (Toi all whom/"t may concern Be a known that 1, air. j raam, of T0(- ledo-,G in `the county `of `Lucasand State of Ohio, have inventeda new and usefullmwhich forms par-tof this specification, and

f Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a ship door constructed according to my improvement and Figjl a sectional elevation of the same taken Fvertically through the panels of theidoor. i

To provide lagainst quently proposednot only Ito furnish the loose articles of" furniture abo-utthe ship,

`such as pillows, chairs,"tables,`et cetera, with flexible waterproof@coverings` or compartments capable of inflation"with` atmospheric `lairfto render themniore buoyant `and eligi- `blevas `supportersrto person or persons in thewater, but the permanent fittings or furniture of `theyship `has also been similarly constructed and provided, with the like object in view.` Itiisto this latter arrangement or "means of safety having air tight inflatable compartments that my improvement has referencaand my invention conj sists in a novelfan'd "advantageous arrangement ofthe airtight inflatable compartments to the `cabin brother doors land other paneled` work or partitions 4about the It is well known `that in case of sudden accident threatening the speedy sinking of `4() c the ship, among the fittings `which are first seized` and \removedo-r` torn down by the passengers and crewtoserve as floats in the water, arethefdoorswand cabin partitions, as such fittings" are readily nnhinged or removed, and`,in `presentinga'large flat surface, are the objects that `in the `confusion which", exists-in @such iemergericies first and ino-stforciblyjfstrikethe eye as .best suitable;1

butf` in @realitythese` fittings "as" ordinarily constructed vare `very` "unsuitable owing to their thin `build `and little buoyancy.i My

`innorwement effectually remedies this delfect `and *manyothers which are `peculiar to l the ordinary inflatable arrangements referredl to whether l-ofthe loose furniture which, be*` provement in LifefPreserving Doors and other Similar Panel`-Partitions of Ships andl j, other Vessels,`ofwhich"the following is aI "full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had `to the accompanying drawing,

` loss of life in cases `of shipwreckfand so forth, itv hasbeen fre- M UNirEsrArEs, PATENT OFFICE. i

, il; spciaation `of; Letters Patent No. jie,/43,datea April 17 1855.

ing constantly exposed to wear and injury,

is rendered useless as regards buoyancy,`

vessel, less readily detachable, convenient "or prominent-ly available and often equally andl similarly injured. j

The door (A) represented in the drawing is of the ordinary paneled construction to combine with its necessary strength the usual neatness of appearance.

On or over each panel (B) of the door, preferably on its inside only if the panels are more prominent on the other or exterior side, I arrange separate india rubber or other inflatable water-proof bags or box panel coverings (c) forming a separate air tight compartment of either panel and so arranged that the bags (c) do not project beyond the faces of the framework (B) of the door whereby they will be better protected against rent or accidental puncture `to which injury, that renders them `perfectly useless, other inflatable buoyant contrivances `are so very liable.; and supposing puncture `to take place in one of the bags covering a panel, the others being tight, the buoyancy of the door will be `but little reduced and a `horizontal floating level (which is of importance) of the door may be maintained by omitting to infiatethe panel compartment diagonally opposite the Vpunctured or injured compartment.

`panels,-olfers great convenience in the con struction of a raft, as planks, spars and so forth `may be laid across without detriment `or injury to the bags and a frequent, steady `bearingon the several parts of the frame` work dividing or forming the panels be given the planks or spars thus laid on the ,doors or paneled partitions.

, Each compartment (C) is provided with a screw or other valve air tube (D) for But the surroundingv and intermediate framework (B) will in the separate inflation; and handles (E) are arranged aro-und or on the framework of the door for the attachment of ropes to assist in lashing several of the doors together for the construction of a large and reliable raft. This arrangement of the inflatable bags it will be observed preserves intact the usual beauty and appearance of the panel work, and in case of hasty removal of the doors or partitions in an emergency the inflatable coverings Will be securely protected by the surrounding and intermediate projecting framework against injury and thus, as means of safety, they may be said to be always ready.

What I claim herein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The arrangement herein shown and described of the inatable Water-pro0f coverings or bags on or over the panels and wthf subscribed my name.

J. T. PHEATT.

Witnesses:

GEO. R. HAYNES, S. H. BROWN. 

